CMN 2170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Crowdfunding, Open Data, Hackathon
1 Dec 2016
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Technology that get better with people: ways to describe civic tech"s benefits, why we want it, why its useful etc, definitions are complicated, * write your own definition of civic. Who: people with a passion for their community, who could therefore, potentially be a part of civic tech; community organizers, designers, computer scientists, policy wonks, public relations experts, pollsters, researchers, teachers, entrepreneurs, innovators etc. The benefits of socially benefitting society, and building one"s own network and skills motivate participation. What: crowd funding, hack-a-thons, apps, web interfaces, open data, accessibility, visibility, visualization. Vote savvy (an example of civic tech: non-partisan team dedicated to helping young people get informed about the politics that matter to them, community organizers. Making relevant political information available to youth, in order help with and engage in voting: partnerships: ibm, mitacs. Academic study (in order to better understand the ways in which youth engages with political information if at all and why and how)
